Stock-waterer



(No'Model.)

J. M. DEWEY.

STOCK WATERER.

' No. 410,882. Patented sept.' 10, 1889.

Ih will N. PETERS. Phula-Llllmgmpher. Walhlllglon. D. C.

'UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE.

J OH-N M. DEVEY, OF SHELL ROCK, IOVA.

STOCK-WATERER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,882, dated September 10, 1889.

Application filed AprilZQ, 1889. Serial No. 309,111. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. DEWEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Shell Rock, in the county of Butler and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-Waterers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or ligures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

This invention relates to certain improvements in apparatus for feeding and watering tanks for live stock; and it consists of the novel combination and construction of parts, as will fully appear from the following description and accompanying illustrations.

In the embodiment of my invention I employ a horizontal or other suitably-disposed tank A, in which is arranged a hollow float B, having its major axis in a horizontal plane. The iioat B has applied to its under side, near one end, one arm of a lever O/,the latter sliding or fitting in keepers or staples c a, se-

cured to that side of the float. The other arm of this lever is hinged or pivoted to the aforesaid arm, and has connected to the front side of its upper end a proximately horizontal rod D, the opposite end of said rod being connected to the inner front side of the tank A. The float B has its discharge or outlet pipe b, as also its vent-pipe c, formed of two sections, one fixed to the iioat and one ixed to and extending through the front side of the tank, and the two flexibly connected together. The iiexible connection between these pipe-sections is or may be effected by slipping thereon a piece or section of elastic pipe or hose, the purpose of which is to permit of the rising of the iioat at its outer or rear end under the buoyancy of the water in the tank.

E is a valve working in a tube or casing E', fixed to the inner side of therear end of the float B, said valve being of substantially the construction shown, having a stem e working through a foraminated proximately funnelshaped cap e', iixed to the float o ver an aperture therein. The stem c has uponita diaphragm or valve c2, closing and opening the aperture in .the ioat. The stem e is guided in its movements by means of the spider or guide e3 at the inner end of the tube or casing E, and is connected at its outer end to the vertical arm of the lever O intermediately of its horizontal arm and the rod D. The iioat B has a vent-chamber f opposite or connecting with the vent-tube c, which is formed by a plate f', secured obliquely across one corner of the float. This plate, however, does not reach to the upper edge or top of the float B, stopping a short distance below said top, thus providing narrow air-passagef between the main chamber of the float and the vent-chamber near the top of the float for the egress of air during the iilling of the float with water.

F is the watering-trough, which has a pipeconnection g with the discharge or outlet pipe b of the float B. In the top of the trough F is a Slat-ted cover F', particularly used in watering swine, but is removed when cattle, &c., `are to be watered. This cover has its transverse slats h secured at their ends to longitudinal or side metallic strips or plates h let into the top edges of the trough and resting upon shoulders h2 thereof, formed, it may be, by vertically extending the outer sides and ends of the trough a short distance above the inner separate sides of the latter. One end of the trough F has across it a bar or cleat t', beneath which is inserted and held one. end of the cover F', its opposite end being held by a crossbar tx or other suitable means inserted through staples or eyes t" t" at that end of the trough and resting upon said cover. It will be seen thatwhen the water in the trough has risen to a certain height, and to prevent it overliowing, the trough will have dra-wn through its pipe-connection upon the contents of the float, so as to have caused the latter to rise, having in the meantime become sufficiently light to be borne upward by the buoyancy of the water. During this movement of the float its valve by the aetion of the lever C will be unseated, and thus permit the inrushing water to again sink the float, when its valve, under the action of the lever C, will be again closed, and thus resume the feeding of the water to the trough, and so on, intermittently feeding the trough as its water is more or less consumed.

In the use of this invention an ordinary barrel or other like vessel can be utilized to serve as a tank, while by its submergence its Working parts are free from the action of frost, &c.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

l. The combination of the tank, the ioat flexibly supported therein, its valve and operating mechanism therefor, and the watering-trough having pipe-connection with the float, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the tank, the ioat iexiby supported therein, its valve, and operating-1ever composed of two hinged or pivoted together arms, one havinga sliding connection with the float and the other arm being connected to the valve-stein and having connection with the tank, and means to effect the withdrawal of more or less of the contents of the float, substantially as specitied.

3. The combination of the tank, the iloat, its valve, and opcratin g mechanism, said fioat having a discharge-tube and a vent-tube connecting with a vent-chamber having a narrow air-passage near the top of the fioat, substantially set forth.

4. The combination of the tank, the ioat, its valve, and operating mechanism therefor, the discharge-pipe of said float, and the trough having connection with the discharge-pipe of the iioat, said trough having a slatted cover having one end held by means of a cross-bar of said trough and let into the upper end of the trough, the opposite end of said cover bcing retained in position by a cross-bar or other means inserted through Staples or kecpers at that end of the trough, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN M. DEWEY.

llitnesses:

E. Winsen, C. D. CLAwsoN. 

